"In the psychologist's chair" session this week (lead by Roger) saw us
taking turns of 'relaxing' in the very special 'chair' - but without
either sight, hearing or speech - and how we could otherwise react to
some amazing, surprising, unbelievable news being given to us by the
psychologist! Not easy - especially for those in role play - but
hilarious for the audience!
There was a biblocal basis in examples of people being struck dumb
(Zechariah), blinded (St Paul) or being deaf to Jesus' message (many!)
A fun final session if this part was a scenario in which the Pope
unexpectedly comes to Lambeth Palace to meet the Archbishop of
Canterbury and offering the hand of friendship and an apology for past
splits the Pope had apparently learnt from his contemporary,
Notrodarmus in France, that Churches Together in Folkestone would be
demanding unity in the 21st century - so he was trying to get in
first!!
In the second session (lead by John) we practised "freeze-framing"
techniques in which the acted out a sketch with two groups of actors
either side of a dividing screen, not therefore being able to see each
other - and having to very carefully listen to each other for coded
signs when they were finished and ready to freeze and the other group
to unfreeze and come back to life. We discussed various types of such
codes and signs -short of mental telepathy!
